Fort Worth Embraces Its Cowboy Culture

29 Jan

FORT WORTH — Throughout the late 1800s, trail-weary drovers pushed millions of longhorns through Fort Worth’s dusty streets, bestowing the young frontier outpost with an enduring sobriquet: Cowtown. Now, two decades into the 21st century, the bustling city of nearly 900,000 is vigorously embracing the rich heritage of its Cowtown roots while broadening its reach to become a major stop …

Don Lemon clarifies remarks after Trump slams joke about supporters

29 Jan

CLOSE Don Lemon made a big announcement on Instagram. USA TODAY Don Lemon is setting the record straight on a CNN clip that angered President Donald Trump.  The clip shows Lemon and two guests weighing in on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and NPR host Mary Louise Kelly’s Ukraine discussion. The anchor called Pompeo’s suggestion that Kelly couldn’t find the country …

Trump backs Pompeo against NPR, criticizes CNN and Fox News

29 Jan

The nation’s media critic-in-chief is back on the job By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer January 29, 2020, 3:19 AM 2 min read NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pompeo’s battle with National Public Radio and tweeted out more media criticism, one target familiar and the other less so. Trump introduced …

50 service members suffered brain injuries in Iran strike

29 Jan

CLOSE New video appears to show a second Iranian missile hitting a Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 people onboard. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Pentagon updated the number of service members injured during Iran’s missile assault on U.S. troop in Iraq earlier this month to 50 service members being treated for traumatic brain injuries. The day after the attack, President Donald …

Clearview AI Once Told Cops To “Run Wild” With Its Facial Recognition Tool

29 Jan

Provided to BuzzFeed News A screenshot of Clearview’s search results. Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that claims to have amassed a database of more than 3 billion photos scraped from Facebook, YouTube, and millions of other websites, is scrambling to deal with calls for bans from advocacy groups and legal threats. These troubles come after news reports exposed its …

New iPhones Fuel Strong Profit for Apple

29 Jan

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s profit grew for the first time in a year with the help of an old friend: the iPhone. Sales of Apple’s flagship product had fallen sharply for the past year, but on Tuesday, Apple said iPhone revenue was growing again. The company said customers spent heavily on its latest models, increasing iPhone sales by 7.7 percent …

People Outside Of China Shouldn’t Panic About The Coronavirus

29 Jan

Daniel Leal-Olivas / Getty Images WASHINGTON — The world of 24-hour news and global stock markets has met its match in the newly identified Chinese coronavirus, which moves at the speed of biology and defies hot takes on how much of a threat it poses to humanity. “This outbreak is unrolling right in front of our eyes,” CDC’s Nancy Messonnier, …